St Paul’s C of E Primary School, NW7

There is a great energy at St Paul’s that influences our curriculum, sporting aspirations, music and daily life.

Underpinning all that we do is our Christian faith and commitment to the Convention for the Rights of a Child within a safe learning environment.

Our children are joyful risk takers, curious learners, intelligent thinkers, polite servants who support and are supported by one another in faith and friendship.

As a community of parents, friends, school staff and governors we are aspiring to nurture a child who can stand tall in the world that they inhabit, committed to their wellbeing and promoting it.  Without doubt their future world will be very different to ours but if we walk together and see our common duty is to equip our children spiritually and with as many resources as possible then, whatever world they walk in, they will do so with success.  And when it is their turn, they too will take on the duty of supporting tomorrow’s children.

Our vision guides our learning and is an aspiration for the type of community we want to be.  It is not simply a vision for children but a vision for all.  At its heart is an ambition that we can all grow and flourish.  It is a guide and ambition but it is also a licence to enjoy learning, to be free to test your talents and dare to be creative whilst being a learner at St Paul’s. We are deeply proud that former pupils have gone on to be authors, professional athletes, academics, doctors and Olympians. Equally we are proud that parents have become teachers; that former pupils are now senior school leaders or that colleagues have left this school to become local Head Teachers.

But the greatest strength of this school is that so many see it as a personal anchor and return, year after year, to catch up with staff, chat in the summer fair or simply run their hand down the list of pupils who left with them in their class on their class plaque.

This school, guided by its vision, is a special place because this community has the courage to be willing to understanding each other and walk in faith with Jesus.

You will see our vision throughout the school; it is written in large print outside our classes but more importantly it is lived out by everyone in this community and can be summarised as:

• Excellence
• Understanding
• Joy
• Faith

Supporting our vision are seven key values.  Each of these values reflects a characteristic that we, as a community, have agreed are important for our children.  They reflect our learning, attitudes and complement our school vision. Each year group has one of the values as a link value to its class to act as a focus throughout the year.

These values are:

• Communication
• Respect
• Creativity
• Curiosity
• Adaptability
• Encouragement
• Christian Service

You will see these values lived out throughout our curriculum (St Paul’s Curiosity Curriculum), our sporting ambitions (encouragement), our extended journey’s (adaptability), our music (creativity), our active campaigning (Christian service), our attitude to one another (respect) and how we can debate and speak with confidence on a wide range of matters (communication).  As with our vision, our values are not limited to these areas but permeate throughout school life.  At core, these values offer an opportunity to understand and learn characteristics that are reflected in our Lord, Jesus, and our aspiration to reflect them in ourselves.